Contemporary Catholic Healthcare Ethics Conference

Pope Francis has captured the attention of the world by recommitting the Church to its mission to the poor and marginalized. This has opened a new dialogue on our priorities and challenges in Catholic healthcare. This conference will focus on the meaning of the Holy Father's message for our day-to-day work.

Identify key concepts such as subsidiarity, collegiality, evangelization, mercy, and social justice that have taken on a new centrality in the pastoral ministry of the Church as articulated and administered by Pope Francis.

Analyze the implications of these central concepts for the Catholic healthcare ministry in the United States.

Apply these concepts to ethical challenges confronting Catholic healthcare in the board room, at the bedside, and in the clinic.

Pope Francis and the Need for a Compassionate Approach to Immigration in the US (Video links: Part 1 | Part 2 | presentation link)Kevin Appleby, JDDirector of Migration Policy and Public Affairs, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Moving Forward: Pope Francis and the Changing Face of the American Church (web link to presentation)Miguel Diaz, PhDJohn Courtney Murray, SJ, University Chair in Public Service & Professor of Theology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, ILFormer U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See